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Now that desktop <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printer/">3D printers</a> are more affordable and compact, the world of DIY fabrication is quickly transforming the way we produce durable goods. Yet the filaments that 3D printers use to assemble objects are expensive - MakerBot's ABS 1kg <a title="Yellow ABS 1kg 3mm Filament" href="http://store.makerbot.com/yellow-abs-1kg-spool-3mm-filament.html" target="_blank">plastic filament</a> will run you $50 a spool. Fortunately, Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney has invented the <a title="Filabot Personal Filament Makers for 3D Printers - Desktop Extruding System - Environmentally Friendly" href="http://filabot.com/" target="_blank">Filabot</a> - a machine that allows anyone to make their own 3D printing substrate from old recyclables sitting in the bin....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-filabot-student-designs-a-desktop-machine-that-turns-recyclable-plastics-into-filament-for-your-3d-printer/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Now that desktop <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printer/">3D printers</a> are more affordable and compact, the world of DIY fabrication is quickly transforming the way we produce durable goods. Yet the filaments that 3D printers use to assemble objects are expensive - MakerBot's ABS 1kg <a title="Yellow ABS 1kg 3mm Filament" href="http://store.makerbot.com/yellow-abs-1kg-spool-3mm-filament.html" target="_blank">plastic filament</a> will run you $50 a spool. Fortunately, Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney has invented the <a title="Filabot Personal Filament Makers for 3D Printers - Desktop Extruding System - Environmentally Friendly" href="http://filabot.com/" target="_blank">Filabot</a> - a machine that allows anyone to make their own 3D printing substrate from old recyclables sitting in the bin....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-filabot-student-designs-a-desktop-machine-that-turns-recyclable-plastics-into-filament-for-your-3d-printer/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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The Filabot

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Now that desktop <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printer/">3D printers</a> are more affordable and compact, the world of DIY fabrication is quickly transforming the way we produce durable goods. Yet the filaments that 3D printers use to assemble objects are expensive - MakerBot's ABS 1kg <a title="Yellow ABS 1kg 3mm Filament" href="http://store.makerbot.com/yellow-abs-1kg-spool-3mm-filament.html" target="_blank">plastic filament</a> will run you $50 a spool. Fortunately, Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney has invented the <a title="Filabot Personal Filament Makers for 3D Printers - Desktop Extruding System - Environmentally Friendly" href="http://filabot.com/" target="_blank">Filabot</a> - a machine that allows anyone to make their own 3D printing substrate from old recyclables sitting in the bin....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-filabot-student-designs-a-desktop-machine-that-turns-recyclable-plastics-into-filament-for-your-3d-printer/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Now that desktop 3D printers are more affordable and compact, the world of DIY fabrication is quickly transforming the way we produce durable goods. Yet the filaments that 3D printers use to assemble objects are expensive - MakerBot's ABS 1kg plastic filament will run you $50 a spool. Fortunately, Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney has invented the Filabot - a machine that allows anyone to make their own 3D printing substrate from old recyclables sitting in the bin....